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Section 319.56–4 contains a 

performance-based process for 

approving the importation of fruits and 

vegetables that, based on the findings of 

a pest risk analysis, can be safely 

imported subject to one or more of the 

five designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in paragraph (b) of that section. 

APHIS received a request from the 

national plant protection organization 

(NPPO) of the United Kingdom to allow 

the importation of fresh table beet root 

(Beta vulgaris L.) for consumption from 

the United Kingdom into the 

continental United States, Hawaii, 

Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

As part of our evaluation of the United 

Kingdom’s request, we have prepared a 

pest risk assessment to identify the pests 

of quarantine significance that could 

follow the pathway of the importation of 

fresh table beet root for consumption 

into the United States and specified 

territories from the United Kingdom. 

Based on the pest risk assessment, a risk 

management document (RMD) was 

prepared to identify phytosanitary 

measures that could be applied to fresh 

table beet root to mitigate the pest risk. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the 

availability of our pest risk assessment 

and RMD for public review and 

comment. Those documents, as well as 

a description of the economic 

considerations associated with the 

importation of fresh table beet root from 

the United Kingdom, may be viewed on 

the Regulations.gov website or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

a link to Regulations.gov and 

information on the location and hours of 

the reading room). You may request 

paper copies of the pest risk assessment 

and RMD by calling or writing to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the 

subject of the analysis you wish to 

review when requesting copies. 

After reviewing any comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the import status of fresh table 

beet root from the United Kingdom in a 

subsequent notice. If the overall 

conclusions of our analysis and the 

Administrator’s determination of risk 

remain unchanged following our 

consideration of the comments, then we 

will authorize the importation of fresh 

table beet root (Beta vulgaris L.) for 

consumption from the United Kingdom 

into the ccontinental United States, 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands subject to the requirements 

specified in the RMD. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, 

and 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 

7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

August 2023. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18111 Filed 8–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0011] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: RUS Specification for 

Quality Control and Inspection of 

Timber Products; OMB Control No.: 

0572–0076 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS or 

Agency) announces its’ intention to 

request an extension of a currently 

approved information collection and 

invites comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 23, 2023 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and, in the ‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled 

‘‘Search for dockets and documents on 

agency actions,’’ enter the following 

docket number: (RUS–23–ELECTRIC– 

0011). To submit or view public 

comments, click the ‘‘Search’’ button, 

select the ‘‘Documents’’ tab, then select 

the following document title: ‘‘RUS 

Specification for Quality Control and 

Inspection of Timber Products’’ from the 

‘‘Search Results,’’ and select the 

‘‘Comment’’ button. Before inputting 

your comments, you may also review 

the ‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional). 

Insert your comments under the 

‘‘Comment’’ title, click ‘‘Browse’’ to 

attach files (if available). Input your 

email address and select ‘‘Submit 

Comment.’’ Information on using 

Regulations.gov, including instructions 

for accessing documents, submitting 

comments, and viewing the docket after 

the close of the comment period, is 

available through the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimble Brown, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 4227, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250– 

1522. Telephone: (202) 720–6780. Email 

kimble.brown@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the 

following information collection that 

RHS is submitting to OMB as an 

extension to an existing collection with 

Agency adjustment. 

Title: RUS Specification for Quality 

Control and Inspection of Timber 

Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0076. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

29, 2024. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Estimate of Burden: This collection of 

information is estimated to average 1.01 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions; Business or other for profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 800. 

Estimated Total Number of 

Responses: 20,000. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 

on Respondents: 20,000 hours. 

Estimated Annual Recordkeeping 

Burden on Respondents: 333.25 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 20,333.25 hours. 

Abstract: RUS Bulletin 1728H–702 

and 7 CFR 1728.202 describe the 

responsibilities and procedures 

pertaining to the quality control by 

producers and pertaining to inspection 

of timber products produced in 

accordance with RUS specifications. To 

ensure the security of loan funds, 

adequate quality control of timber 

products is vital to loan security on 

electric power systems where hundreds 

of thousands of wood poles and crossarms are used. Since RUS and its 

borrowers do not have the expertise or 

manpower to quickly determine 

imperfections in the wood products or 

their preservatives treatments, they 

must obtain service of an inspection 

agency to ensure that the specifications 

for wood poles and cross-arms are being 

met. Copies of test reports on various 

preservatives must accompany each 

load of poles treated at the same time in 

a pressure cylinder (charge) as required 

by 7 CFR 1728.202(i). RUS feels the 

importance of safety concerns are 


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enough to justify requiring test reports 

so that the purchaser, inspectors, and 

RUS will be able to spot check the 

general accuracy and reliability of the 

tests. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility. 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimble Brown, 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, at (202) 720– 

2825. Email: kimble.brown@usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Andrew Berke, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18095 Filed 8–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Connecticut Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Connecticut Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will convene a briefing on 

Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 10:00 

a.m. (ET), at the Legislative Office 

Building, Room 1C, 300 Capitol Avenue, 

Hartford, CT 06106. The purpose of the 

briefing is for the committee to hear 

from panelists on the topic of voting 

rights for incarcerated persons in 

Connecticut. 

DATES: Thursday, September 7, 2023; 

10:00 a.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: Legislative Office Building, 

Room 1C, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, 

CT 06106. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Delaviez, Designated Federal 

Official at bdelaviez@usccr.gov or 202– 

381–8915. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If other 

persons who plan to attend the meeting 

require other accommodations, please 

contact Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@

usccr.gov at least ten (10) working days 

before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

Time will be set aside at the end of 

the meeting so that members of the 

public may address the Committee after 

the briefing during the open comment 

session. This meeting is available to the 

public by attendance in person. Any 

interested member of the public may 

listen to the meeting. An open comment 

period will be provided to allow 

members of the public to make a 

statement as time allows. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public are entitled to submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the regional office within 30 

days following the meeting. Written 

comments may be emailed to Barbara 

Delaviez at bdelaviez@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Coordination Unit at 1–312– 

353–8311. Records generated from this 

meeting may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meetings 

will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, 

Connecticut Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

ebohor@usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Briefing on Voting Rights for 

Incarcerated Persons in Connecticut 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Discuss Next Steps 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: August 18, 2023. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18166 Filed 8–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the North 

Carolina Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the North Carolina Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a public meeting 

via Zoom at 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, 

October 5, 2023. The purpose of this 

meeting is to discuss post-report 

activities for their project on Legal 

Financial Obligations as well as civil 

rights topics for the Committee’s next 

study. 

DATES: Thursday, October 5, 2023, from 

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://www.zoomgov.com/j/

1601425291. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): (833) 

435–1820 USA Toll-Free; Meeting ID: 

160 142 5291. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Moreno, Designated Federal 

Officer, at vmoreno@usccr.gov or (434) 

515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee meeting is available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meeting. If joining via phone, callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning 

will be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 


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